Carol R Higgs
Carol R Higgs
CASSADAGA- Carol R Higgs, 80, of Cassadaga, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk, NY, following a lengthy illness. She was born December 15, 1944, in North Tonawanda, NY, the daughter of the late Rudolf and Elizabeth Williams Rick.
She was a 1963 Graduate of Tonawanda High School. She then earned a Bachelor’s in 1967 from Fredonia State. She had worked as a florist at Cassadaga Greenhouses, which she owned and operated for forty-five years with her husband, Roger.
Carol had volunteered for the Cassadaga Food Pantry for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, puzzles, gardening, and her cats. She especially liked to crochet lap robes and donate them to the Office Of The Aging.
She is survived by her loving husband, Roger G. Higgs, whom she married on January 22, 1967, one sister, Helen (Martin) Wright of Williamsville, NY, one brother, Jay (Faith) Rick of Farmington Hills, MI, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Wicksell.
A memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the Freay Funeral Home in Mayville. Burial will be in the Mayville Cemetery. Friends will be received from 11 AM to 1 PM before the service, also at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Western NY ( https://www.alz.org/wny?form=FUNDHYMMBXU ), the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research ( https://give.michaeljfox.org/give/421686/#!/donation/checkout ), or the Cassadaga Food Pantry (25 Maple Ave, Cassadaga, NY 14718).
To leave a remembrance or to post condolences to the family, please visit freayfuneralhome.com.